Louis J. Hazam Papers
Abstract
Louis J. Hazam (1911-1983) began his career as a writer and producer for radio and television in 1933, when he wrote commercials for the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency. From 1938 to 1945, Mr. Hazam was a scriptwriter for the U.S. Department of the Interior. In 1947, he was hired by NBC News, where he wrote and produced television programs and specials. Mr. Hazam won many awards during his career. The collection consists of scripts from Mr. Hazam's career as a writer and producer for radio and television productions, as well as five photographs and one transcription disc which are stored separately.
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Historical Note
Louis J. Hazam, Television Writer and Producer, (1911-1983) was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 3, 1911 to George and Afifi (Habeeb) Hazam. He graduated from Columbia University in 1933 and after graduation wrote commercials for the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency. Mr. Hazam married Ruby Gene Hymer in 1939. They had two children, Nancy Lynn and Chad Thomas.
From 1938 to 1945, Mr. Hazam was a scriptwriter for the U. S. Department of the Interior. By 1945 he was writing for radio and television and continued until 1949. He started his career in television in 1947 when he was hired as a consultant for NBC News. In this capacity he wrote and produced television productions for NBC's coverage of the 1952, 1956 and 1960 national political conventions.
After covering the inauguration of President Eisenhower, Mr. Hazam worked on the 1956 series, March of Medicine, which was the first program to show a surgical operation, the birth of a baby, and the first to visit a mental hospital. March of Medicine was the first television program to win an Albert Lasker Medical Journalism Award. Mr. Hazam's biography of Vincent Van Gogh, based on his letters, Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait, won both Peabody and Emmy awards in 1962.
Mr. Hazam's productions were known for their exotic locales and original locations. His production, Shakespeare: Soul of an Age, for instance, was filmed in England Scotland, Wales and France and The River Nile was filmed from the river's source in the Mountains of the Moon in Central Africa to its mouth at the Mediterranean. For Michelangelo: The Last Giant, film crews went to Florence, Siena, Bologna, Rome and Milan.
His productions were also noted for not employing actors. He is quoted as saying, "I don't believe in using actors in documentaries. It lends a note of falsity. A documentary is supposed to be a reflection of truth, of actuality as much as possible." He used many noted actors as narrators for his documentaries, including Sir Ralph Richardson, Sir Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Peter Ustinov, and Raymond Massey.
As producer and writer for NBC News, Mr. Hazam's television specials include: NBC coverage of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, (1953); March of Medicine (series) (1956); Way of the Cross, (1960); Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait, U. S. #1: American Profile, Japan: East Is West, (1961); The River Nile, Shakespeare: Soul of An Age, Polaris Submarine: Journal of an Undersea Voyage, (1962); Greece, The Golden Age, (1963); John F. Kennedy Remembered, Orient Express, American Spectacle, (1964); The Capitol: Chronicle of Freedom, (1965); Michelangelo, The Last Giant, part I, (1965), part II, (1966); The National Gallery of Art, (1967); The Art Game, (1968); Sahara, (1969); and Venice Be Damned, (1972).
Mr. Hazam won many awards during his career. They include the: Christopher Award, 1961; George Foster Peabody Award, 1962; Emmy Award, 1962 and 1972; bronze award, 1962, and first place documentary award, 1963, Venice Film Festival; Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1963, 1964, and 1966. He was decorated by King Constantine of Greece for his production, Greece: The Golden Age, in 1963.
Mr. Hazam died on September 6, 1983, at age 72, from heart and kidney ailments.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Louis J. Hazam Papers spans the years from 1937 to 1971. The collection consists of scripts from Mr. Hazam's career as a writer and producer for radio and television productions. There are also five photographs (5) from the collection that are housed with the Library of American Broadcasting photo collection. One transcription disc of the radio program, "An American Prayer," third version, presented by the United States Department of the Interior, has been housed with other audio materials in the Library of American Broadcasting. Handwritten on the sleeve of this recording are the words, "About 1944."
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
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Arrangement of Collection
The collection is organized as two series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Radio Scripts, 1937-1954 (3.75 linear feet)
This series contains scripts Mr. Hazam wrote and produced for radio. They include scripts for commercials, such as Fleischmann's Yeast and Lux Flakes for Lux Radio Theatre; scripts for radio series, such as: America Grows Up (NBC, 1938), Home Is What You Make It (NBC, 1945-48), Living (NBC, 1948-52), and scripts for plays and programs, such as: Let There Be Light, (1947), Flag Day 52 (1952), Cuba, Pearl of the Antilles, (1942); Johnny 100,000 (undated), One in a Million (1952), and Reba Resolves, or Girl Meets Culture (undated).
In the series, Home Is What You Make It, many famous actors appeared on the programs at one time or another. Included are: Art Carney, Melvyn Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. According to Mr. Hazam, "Home is What You Make It was a womens series on NBC in 1945-46 and was not succeeding when we took it over as a writer under contract to NBC. We were permitted change anything but the horrible title--and did. Indeed, the whole character of the show changed to dramatic documentary; sometimes pure drama." Home Is What You Make It was also broadcast as a series of the NBC University of the Air.
Living, which ran from 1948-1952 was the successor to Home Is What You Make It and was a weekly documentary series. "It was free of any duty to Home Economics subject matter and could scan the whole horizon of man's interest and problems." Ben Grauer was the narrator of many episodes and some scripts were co-authored with Wade Arnold.
A description of each script is as follows:
Lux Radio Theatre commercials, circa 1937-38. Eleven commercials for Lux Toilet Soap and Lux Flakes for hose, woolens, and other washables.
Visiting Nurse, radio program series, circa 1937-38. History, synopses, chronology, background materials and three scripts for series produced by McCann-Erickson.
The Adventures of the Little Tin Soldier, radio program series, 1938. One script for series produced by Lang-Worth. No attribution to Mr. Hazam.
Fleischmann's Yeast Program, radio program series, 1938. One script of program of February 28, 1938, which includes story #111 and two commercials.
America Grows Up, was a radio series Mr. Hazam wrote for the Horace Mann School of Columbia University and NBC in 1938. Included are lists of scripts completed, script ideas and six scripts for the series.
United States Department of the Interior, radio programs, created for the Radio Section of the Division of Information, 1939-1945. Seven scripts of which many have duplicate copies.
Building for Defense, radio program series, (undated) prepared for the Radio Division, Division of Information, of the National Defense Advisory Commission.
Fish and Wildlife Service, one script (2 copies) for program written for American Wildlife Institute and aired by the Mutual Broadcasting Service, June 30, 1949. Narrator: Frank Blair handwritten on script and broadcast from WOL in Washington, D.C..
Out Of This World, four variations of same script, one apparently written for The Armstrong Theatre of Today.
Home Is What You Make It, radio program series, NBC, 1945-1948, description and sixty-six scripts (episodes 47-166, some missing).
Living, radio documentary series, NBC, 1948-1952. Description and eighty-five scripts.
Let There Be Light, radio program series, 1947. One script (episode #70), produced by John M. Gunn, music by William Meeder for the Broadcasting and Film Commission, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
World Security Workshop, radio program series, ABC, 1947. One script (#24), prepared for ABC and United World Federalists, Inc., directed by Clark Andrews, with music under the direction of Josef Stopak, and including a talk by Cass Canfield. Broadcast on WJZ, April 24, 1947.
Judgment Day, prepared by the Shannon Allen Associates for the National Education Association of the United States for use during American Education Week, November 9-15, 1947.
The Passing of the Hickory Stick, one script for the National Education Association.
My Eyes Have Seen, one script for the Citizen's Welfare Committee (undated).
The Endless Frontier, radio program series, NBC, 1952. One script (#2), produced by Wade Arnold and directed by Fred Weihe, for NBC and the Health Information Foundation. Broadcast on WNBC and NBC, February 2, 1952. Raymond Massey was the narrator.
Cuba, Pearl of the Antilles, radio program, NBC, April 12, 1952. Script of the play produced by Doris Corwith and directed by Fred Weihe.
Mission for Mother, radio program, MBS, May 11, 1952. Script for play produced by Dorothy A. Kemble, directed by Chick Vincent and featuring Agnes Moorehead. Revision copy and final revision copy.
Flag Day '52, radio program, ABC, June 14, 1952. Two copies of script for play presented by the Pubic Affairs Department of ABC with the American Legion Auxiliary.
Johnny 100,000, radio program, ABC (undated). Script for play presented by ABC in conjunction with the Muscular Dystrophy associations of America.
One In A Million, radio play, ABC, 1952. Script for play, based on life story of U.S. tennis star, Bill Talbert, presented by ABC in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association.
The 100,000, radio program, NBC, October 2, 1954. Script produced by Wade Arnold and directed by Harry Frazee for NBC with cooperation of the Smith, Kline and French Laboratories for National Pharmacy Week.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #47 -- "Heritage of Home", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #48 -- "New Ways with Babies and Runabouts", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #50 -- "The Forgotten Age", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #51 -- "Tomorrows Youth", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #52 -- "The Daily Problem of Food", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #53 -- "Thanksgiving Preview", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #54 -- "One Month to Christmas", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #55 -- "Your World Neighbors", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #56 -- "But---Is It Over?", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #57 -- "Lets Grow Up", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #59 -- "Ring In The New", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #60 -- "As Others See Us", 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #61 -- "Hows Our Health?, 1945 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #62 -- "Budget, Budget", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #64 -- "A Time to Stitch", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #66 -- "Skeletons From Closets", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #67 -- "Safe at Home", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #69 -- "Marriage Is What You Make It", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #70 -- "As Ye Sow", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #71 -- "You Can Can - Scientifically", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #72 -- "Radioprint for House Sensible", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #72 -- "What About Prefabrication?, 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #74 -- "A More Livable Home", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #74 -- "Promised-And On The Way", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 24 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #75 -- "Lets Postwar Plan Our Communities", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 25 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #76 -- "One World of Music", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 26 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #78 -- "Tribute to Mother", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 27 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #80 -- "Ride A Hobby", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 28 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #81 -- "Summers Children", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 29 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #81 -- "Time For Living", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 30 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #83 -- "Future Indicative", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 31 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #85 -- "Its A Small World", Home Around The World, 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 32 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #13; #98 -- "Peru", Home Around The World, 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 33 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #106 -- "Thanks To Thanksgiving", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 34 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #110 -- "Suffer The Little Children", 1946 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 35 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- Episode #164 -- "Whos Your Doctor?", 1947 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 36 | |
| Home Is What You Make It -- "Brazil", Home Around The World, 1947 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 37 | |
| Living -- Episode #2 -- "The Mental State of the Nation", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 38 | |
| Living -- Episode #3 -- "Of Rats and Men..., 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 39 | |
| Living -- Episode #4 -- "Silver Cords and Apron Strings", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 40 | |
| Living -- Episode #5 -- "From A Gentleman in Mufti", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 41 | |
| Living -- Episode #7 -- "As Europe Sees Us", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 42 | |
| Living -- Episode #8 -- "USA -Growing Pains", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 43 | |
| Living -- Episode #9 -- "Home, Broken Home", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 44 | |
| Living -- Episode #10 -- "The National Juke Box", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 45 | |
| Living -- Episode #10 -- "Portrait of Presidential Candidate, Sen. Robert A. Taft", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 46 | |
| Living -- Episode #10 -- "Then and Now (V-E Day)", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 47 | |
| Living -- "Stop That Racket", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 48 | |
| Living -- Episode #14 -- "Freedom Is A Home-Made Thing", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 49 | |
| Living -- Episode #16 -- "What Price Public Office?", 1948 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 50 | |
| Living -- Episode #17 -- "Primer for Convention Listeners", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Living -- Episode #18 -- "Sound Minds, Sound Bodies", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Living -- Episode #21 -- "Wisdom In The Streets", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Living -- Episode #22 -- "Boxscore On The Olympics", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Living -- Episode #23 -- "Atomic Energy Is Your Business", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Living -- Episode #32 -- "Hope Alone Is Not Enough", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Living -- Episode #40 -- "The Story of the Double-Barred Cross", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Living -- Episode #42 -- "The Greatest Christmas Present", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Living -- Episode #45 -- "An Investigation Into Congressional Investigations", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Living -- Episode #56 -- "Second Class Citizens", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Living -- Episode #58 -- "The Ramparts We Watch", 1948 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Living -- Episode #60 -- "Jerusalem, The Holy City", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Living -- Episode #62 -- "Transplanted Children", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Living -- Episode #67 -- "The Book of Books", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Living -- Episode #68 -- "California 49 to 49", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Living -- Episode #73 -- "Uncle Sam At the Doorbell", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Living -- Episode #75 -- "As The Twig Is Bent", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Living -- Episode #76 -- "The Precious Tide", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Living -- Episode #78 -- "They Wage The Peace", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Living -- Episode #82 -- "The Fruitful Triangle", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| Living -- Episode #83 -- "God Helps Those", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| Living -- Episode #84 -- "The Thankless Harvesters", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| Living -- Episode #86 -- "Immigrant Citizens", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 23 | |
| Living -- Episode #87 -- "Punishment Without Crime", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 24 | |
| Living -- Episode #88 -- "The New Philadelphia Story", 1949 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 25 | |
| Living -- Episode #89 -- "The Golden Door", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 26 | |
| Living -- Episode #89 -- "The Half-Century of the Child", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 27 | |
| Living -- Episode #91 -- "Man and the Earth", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 28 | |
| Living -- Episode #60 -- "Jerusalem, The Holy City", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 29 | |
| Living -- Episode #93 -- "To Your Health, America!", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 30 | |
| Living -- Episode #94 -- "Man and the Machine--Part II", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 31 | |
| Living -- Episode #97 -- "Paths to Plenty", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 32 | |
| Living -- Episode #104 -- "Hello, Sucker", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 33 | |
| Living -- Episode #105 -- "Come Out Of The Kitchen", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 34 | |
| Living -- Episode #106 -- "Borders in the Balance", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 35 | |
| Living -- Episode #96 -- "The Truth Shall Make Ye Free", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 36 | |
| Living -- Episode #93 -- "As The Twig Is Bent", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 37 | |
| Living -- "Uncle Sam Counts Noses", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 38 | |
| Living -- Episode #91 -- "Stop, Look, Listen -- And Think", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 39 | |
| Living -- "The Family: A Golden Anniversary", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 40 | |
| Living -- Episode #90 -- "Man and the Machine", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 41 | |
| Living -- "The Balance Sheet of Freedom", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 42 | |
| Living -- "Preamble At Mid-Century", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 43 | |
| Living -- "Pinpoint on Berlin", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 44 | |
| Living -- "The Sun Shines Bright", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 45 | |
| Living -- "On Earth - Peace", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 46 | |
| Living -- "A Prairie Noel", The People Act, 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 47 | |
| Living -- "Partners in Velvet", The People Act, 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 48 | |
| Living -- "Miracle On the Mount", The People Act, 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 49 | |
| Living -- "Chain of Successes", 1950 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 50 | |
| Living -- Episode#2 -- "Good Health, Good Box Office, All Their Powers, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 51 | |
| Living -- Episode#3 -- "Health Comes Calling", 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 52 | |
| Living -- Episode#4 -- "Hospitals Join Hands", All Their Powers, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 53 | |
| Living -- Episode#7 -- "The Women Did It", The People Act, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 54 | |
| Living -- Episode#8 -- "Crusade In Baltimore", The People Act, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 55 | |
| Living -- Episode#11 -- "As The Children Go", The People Act, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 56 | |
| Living -- Episode#12 -- "Red Clay and Team Work", The People Act, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 57 | |
| Living -- Episode#13 -- "Our Partner: The Public", The People Act, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 58 | |
| Living -- "The Sylvania Story", The People Act V, 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 59 | |
| Living -- "Toward A Nation In Arms", 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 60 | |
| Living -- "The American Woman, 1951 - By Fire and Fireside", 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 61 | |
| Living -- "The Case of LPV-1", 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 62 | |
| Living -- "Whats Happened to the Horse?", 1951 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 63 | |
| Lux Radio Theatre, Commercials, 1937 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| "Visiting Nurse", 1937-1938 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| "America Grows Up", NBC, 1938 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| "The Adventures of the Little Tin Soldier", 1938 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Fleischmanns Yeast Program, 1938 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| "Reclamation Bureau - The Human Side of Uncle Sam", The U. S. Dept. of Interior, 1939 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| "Special C & O Canal Program", The U. S. Dept. of Interior, 1939 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| "An American Prayer", The U. S. Dept. of Interior, 1941 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| "And Miners Sing", The U. S. Dept. of Interior, 1945 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| "Americas Responsibilities" -- Episode #4 -- The American Prelude, The U. S. Dept. of Interior | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| "The Great Silence", The U. S. Dept. of Interior | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| "Judgment Day", National Education Association, 1947 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| "Onward and Upward With the Shortwave", World Security Workshop, 1947 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| "Fish and Wildlife Service", American Wildlife Institute, 1940 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| "Flag Day, 52", ABC, 1952 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| "Mission For Mother", Mutual Broadcasting, 1952 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| "PWA and Education", U. S. Dept. of Interior | series 1 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| "Cuba, Pearl of the Antilles", ABC, 1952 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 18 | |
| "The Search" -- Episode #2 -- The Endless Frontier, 1952 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 19 | |
| "The 100,000", WNBC & NET, 1954 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 20 | |
| "Out Of This World", undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 21 | |
| "Rebirth", undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 22 | |
| "Reba Resolves or Girl Meets Culture", undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 23 | |
| "One In A Million", undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 24 | |
| "The 40 Million", The Hidden Villain (Nutrition), undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 25 | |
| "My Eyes Have Seen", Citizens Welfare Committee, undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 26 | |
| "Johnny 100,000", ABC, undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 27 | |
| "The Passing of the Hickory Stick", undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 28 | |
| "The Problems" -- Episode #1 -- Building For Defense, National Defense Advisory Committee, undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 29 | |
| "Pharmacy", When I Grow Up, Audition Script, undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 30 | |
Series 2: Television Scripts, 1950-1971 (0.75 linear foot)
This series includes scripts from Mr. Hazam's career as a television writer and producer. They include: Battle Report, Washington, (1950-51); March of Medicine, (1950s), The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, II (1953); In Search of Beauty, (undated); The Eternal Harvest, (undated); Projection 58, (1958); Polaris Submarine: Journal of an Undersea Voyage, (1962); Orient Express, (1964); John F. Kennedy Remembered, (1964); Inter-American Highway: Bridge of the Americas, (1965); The National Gallery of Art, (1967); Venice Be Damned, (1971); and, Breakthrough, (undated).
Battle Report, Washington aired on Sunday in Washington, D.C., and was narrated by David Brinkley. This was Brinkley's first exposure to television. According to Hazam, "The purpose of the programs was to report on the Korean War and its related matters." Guests included prominent people of the day, including: Dean Rusk, Dean Acheson, Secretary of State; Steve Early, former FDR press secretary; and John Foster Dulles. Mr. Hazam writes, "The guests prepared their own material, which -- unfortunately -- are seldom included in these scripts which were prepared ahead of time. Many generals and admirals appeared, as did -- on every program -- introducing it, John Steelman, Assistant to Harry S. Truman, President. In retrospect, they provide an unusual mirror of the times."
A description of other television scripts include:
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, television program, NBC, 1953. Script of Act II of the Coronation, and brief description of the TV special. The description also describes other materials relating to the coronation.
March of Medicine, television program series, NBC, 1950s. Three scripts from 1954 to 1956 and descriptive booklet, IMPACT.
In Search of Beauty, (undated) Revised script produced by Alpert Productions for the Institute of Scrap iron and Steel.
The Eternal Harvest, (undated) Script of program for Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel Inc.
Projection 58, NBC, December 29, 1957. Two copies of script of program with Chet Hagan - producer, Lou Hazam - associate producer, Bob Priaulx - director, Chet Huntley - moderator, and featuring Joseph C. Harsch, Irving R. Levine, Lief Eid, Frank Bourgholtzer, Welles Hangen, Edwin Newman, James Robinson, David Brinkley, Martin Agronsky, Robert McCormick and John Chancellor.
Polaris Submarine: Journal of an Undersea Voyage, NBC, December 19, 1962. Final script for program with Hazam as producer, Tom Priestly as director, Eddy Manson as composer and conductor of score, and Martin Agronsky as correspondent.
Orient Express, NBC, January 7, 1964. Script for program with Hazam as producer. Jacques Belasco as composer and conductor of score, and Edwin Newman as correspondent.
John F. Kennedy Remembered, NBC, November 22, 1964. Script for program with Hazam as producer and Frank McGee as narrator, and David Brinkley, Sander Vanocur, Ray Scherer, Edwin Newman and Chet Huntley as correspondents.
Inter-American Highway: Bridge of the Americas, NBC, March 23, 1965. Hazam as producer.
The National Gallery of Art, NBC, November 17, 1967. Hazam as producer, George Kleinsinger as composer and conductor, and featuring the National Gallery Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bales.
Venice Be Damned, NBC, May 21, 1971. One script with Hazam as producer and Jose Ferrer as narrator.
Breakthrough, NBC, (undated) One script with John Chancellor as commentator.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Report, Washington, NBC, 1950-1951 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 31 | |
| The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II", NBC, 1953 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 32 | |
| Arthritis & Rheumatism, Progress Report #5, The March of Medicine, 1954 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 33 | |
| We, The Mentally Ill...., The March of Medicine, NBC, 1955 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 34 | |
| Child Behind The Wall, The March of Medicine, NBC, 1956 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 35 | |
| IMPACT - A Photographic Study of The March of Medicine, 1954 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 36 | |
| The Eternal Harvest, Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, 1957 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 37 | |
| Projection 58, NBC, 1957 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 38 | |
| Polaris Submarine: Journal of an Undersea Voyage, NBC, 1962 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 39 | |
| John F. Kennedy Remembered, NBC, 1964 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 40 | |
| Orient Express, NBC, 1964 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 41 | |
| Bridge of the Americas, Inter-American Highway, NBC, 1965 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 42 | |
| The National Gallery of Art, NBC, 1967 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 43 | |
| Venice Be Damned, 1971 | series 2 | box 3 | folder 44 | |
| In Search of Beauty, Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, undated | series 2 | box 3 | folder 45 | |
| Medicine--Shape of the Future, NBC, Breakthrough, undated | series 2 | box 3 | folder 46 | |
| Send Out Thy Light -- Episode #70 -- Let There Be Light, undated | series 2 | box 3 | folder 47 | |
| Miscellaneous - Council on International Nontheatrical Events (CINE) | series 2 | box 3 | folder 48 | |
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Separated Material
There are five photographs (5) from the collection that are housed with the Library of American Broadcasting photo collection. One transcription disc of the radio program, "An American Prayer," third version, presented by the United States Department of the Interior, is housed with other audio materials in the Library of American Broadcasting. Handwritten on the sleeve of this recording are the words, "About 1944."
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Subjects
- Hazam, Louis Jay, 1911-1983 -- Archives
- Radio scripts
- Television scripts